Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-16
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE NEW CRUISERS BILL.
It Is Passed in the Senate.
RETALIATION IN THE HOUSE.
THE TEXAS INVESTIGATION.

THE TEXAS INVESTIGATION.
The Senate.
Thepresiding officer laid before the Senate ''what
purported to be" the credentials of David Turpie,
elected Senator from the state of Indiana for six
years, commencing March 4, 1887. The certificate
is signed by the governor, whose signature is GER
tined oy the secretary OF state. Referred, on mo-
tion OF Mr Hoar, to the committee on privileges
and elections
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL
MI. mcmillan, from the committee on commerce,
reported back the House river and harbor bill
with amendments, and gave notice that he would
hour.
THE TEXAS INVESTIGATION.
On motion of Mr.. Evarts, the printing OF the
testimony being taken In the Texas investigation
was ordered.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Hoar, to
navS Cne committee on privileges and elections
inquire also as to whether the district attorney
marshal OF the western district of Texas has been
10 obstruct the investigation or to In
tlmloaCe witnesses, was taken up.
MI. Coke moved to amend the resolution by re-
4ullhg notlce or the investigation to be given to
InOse omclals, and that witnesses may be sum-
moned IN their defense. He had no objection to
TINS investigation; but he knew that the infOrma-
t1On on which 1t was based was absolutely false
All tnat there was in 1t was that some OF the wit
neSseS summoned to Washington were afterwards
subp9naed to appear before the grand jury at
were now in Washington.
Mr.. Hoar sent to the clerks desk a communica-
tlon from the Department Of Justice, including
copy or telegram from the district attorney OF
western Texas to the Attorney General asking him
10 @ nave Ihe chairman OF the committee wire to
him ''the names OF important government wit
neSSeS who refuse to return to Texas and hold
them until SubpGnaed"
Mr.. Coke explained that telegram to mean the
}fvan, hnHn fNn ~
before the grand jury at Austin. The district
attorney was simply performing his duty actively
Mr.. Hoar moved to lay Mr.. Coke's amendment
on the table.
PARTY VOTE.
The motion was agreed to-yeas 80 nays ga
party vote.
Mr.. Hoar's resolution was then adopted by a
party vote-3O to 10.
Mr.. Stanford addressed the Senate In favor of a
plan for industrial cooperation.
THE TEN NEW CRUISERS BILL PASSED.
The Senate then resumed. the consideration of
the bill to increase the naval eStabliShment-the
ten cruisers bill.
Mr.. Maxey supported the bill. He was not only
in favor Of building vessels but OF the forti-
cation OF every seaport In the country. He knew
that this was going to cost money, but II there
was any force in the maxim '.In time OF peace
prepare for war;" this was the time for putting it
In IN Practlce sS when the Treasury was oyerfowing
The question was taken on the amendment
offered Yesterday by Mr. Hale, and it was adopted
other amendments were adopted and the bill
passed.
TO INCREASE THE NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
The Senate then took up the bill to provide for
the increase OF the naval establis hment.
Mr.. Butler moved to amend by inserting after
the words 'heavfly armed vessels" the words "for
sea service" and spoke in support OF the amend
ment.
Mr.. Hale opposed the amendment. He admitted
hnt har rovIlr IN hn %<.l,<r
like Trafalgar, the great armored vessels pos
sessed by some OF the European governments
would be found to be most destructive. He spoke
OF the immense sums expended by those govern
mentS In experimenting on the various styles OF
armored vessels. In BILL framed for that pur-
pose he would not object to providing for half
dozen such ships as the Senator from South caro-
lima desired to provide for in his amendment; but
halr hall e dozen such ships 60 put the American
with foreign navies) would from thirty to fifty
million dollars. This Dill was confined strictly to
defensive, not aggressive purposes he was for
defensive purposes hrSt and after that II armOred
shlps were desired, he would favor them. But
Ine @ Two features on which Congress was
dangerous for other nations to engage in war with
tne UMIed states, because their commerce would
De the prey Of these cruisers) and the coast de-
the great cities of the United States and laying
them under contribution by having such engines
ana naval structures as would beat and scatter
MIR: ingalls, expressed his belief that the float
ing ilg DatIerleS provided for In this bill would
the useless e1 Fast He rather to 1r
upon the commerce OF the enemy. The
Senate had been, within the last few weekS,
but for defense. Wealthy men, who cared not how
the money was to go, had been doing so. He hoped
that the Senate would pause in Its headlong career
long enough TO have some tangible Information as
TO how much money there was in the Treasury
and how far these bills would affect the surplus.
be sae 30 ens eae
upon to vote for the fifteen or eighteen million In
TINS DILL In addition to the twenty-one million
statement from the chairman OF the COM
mlttee ON appropriations as to how
AFFORD the GOLDEN stream " 9s meet the
appropriations which the Senate was making by
unnumbered millions.
House Of Representatives..
The House insisted upon its amendment to the
Senate trade dollar bill and agreed to the confer
ence requested by the Senate.
THE SUBSTITUTE RETALIATION BILL.
Mr.. Belmont IN. W, from the committee on for
eign affairs, reported back the Senate retaliation
bill, with substitute therefor, which was ordered
printed and recOmm1tted.
Mr.. Belmont gave notice that he would ask the
House to act upon the measure on Wednesday next
Immediately after the reading Of the journal.
Mr Rice Mass) gave notice that he would file a
[The only change In the substitute reported from
that drawn up by the ub-committee OF the COM
aside from amendments to phraseOlOgy is the In
Sert1on, after the prohibition against the entry Of
any locomotive car or other vehicle, OF the words
with any goods that may be contained therein"
The third and last section OF the sub committees
bill, providing for the appointment OF a commits
sion to take testimony relative to losses inflicted
by Canadian authorities on citizens OF the United
states, Is stricken out for the reason that bill
covering the same ground has been already re-
ported Dy the committee. The report accompany
Ing the substitute is identical with that drawn up
by the subcommittee
SUBSTITUTES IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Speaker laid before the House letter from
the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury In re-
sponse to resolution of the House asking for
information as to the employment OF substitutes
In the Treasury. The Acting Secretary states
tnaJ IL has been customary to allow the employ
ment OF substitutes when the regular employees
are absent on account OF sickness The designa-
tlOn OF Such substitutes was made by direction OF
the department. On october 1lth last an order
was issued directing all the employees for whom
substitutes were allowed, to return to duty on or
before November 18th. All had reported except
elghteen, whose continued absence was caused by
sickness.
The letter was referred to the committee on
civll service reform, MI. Taulbee tKy) suggesting,
however, that it did not contain the facts asked
for by the resolution.
APPOINTED UNDER MIsAPPRRHKNSION.
The Speaker stated that the House conferees on
the Northern Pacific forfeiture bill had been re-
appointed yesterday under Misrepresentation.
The former c0nfereeS had as yet made no report to
the House, and the order OF yesterday would be